Sometimes you're better off deadThere's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your headYou think you're mad, too unstableKicking in chairs and knocking down tablesIn a restaurant in a West End townCall the police, there's a madman aroundRunning down underground to a dive barIn a West End town

In a West End town, a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsIn a West End town, a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsWest End girls

Too many shadows, whispering voicesFaces on posters, too many choicesIf, when, why, what?How much have you got?Have you got it, do you get it, if so, how often?And which do you choose, a hard or soft option?(How much do you need?)

In a West End town, a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsIn a West End town, a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsWest End girlsWest End girls

(How much do you need?)

In a West End town, a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsOooh West End town, a dead end worldEast End boys, West End GirlsWest End girls

You've got a heart of glass or a heart of stoneJust you wait 'til I get you homeWe've got no future, we've got no pastHere today, built to lastIn every city, in every nationFrom Lake Geneva to the Finland station(How far have you been?)

In a West End town, a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsA West End town, a dead end worldEast End Boys, West End girlsWest End girls

West End girls

West End girls(How far have you been?)

GirlsEast End boysAnd West End girlsAnd West End girls(... forever)And West End girls(How far have you been?)

I've got the brains, you've got the looksLet's make lots of moneyYou've got the brawn, I've got the brainsLet's make lots of -

I've had enough of scheming and messing around with jerksMy car is parked outside, I'm afraid it doesn't workI'm looking for a partner, someone who gets things fixedAsk yourself this question: Do you want to be rich?

I've got the brains, you've got the looksLet's make lots of moneyYou've got the brawn, I've got the brainsLet's make lots of money

You can tell I'm educated, I studied at the SorbonneDoctored in mathematics, I could have been a donI can program a computer, choose the perfect timeIf you've got the inclination, I have got the crime

Oh, there's a lot of opportunitiesIf you know when to take them, you know?There's a lot of opportunitiesIf there aren't, you can make themMake or break them

You can see I'm single-minded, I know what I could beHow'd you feel about it, come and take a walk with me?I'm looking for a partner, regardless of expenseThink about it seriously, you know, it makes sense

You can live your life lonelyHeavy as stoneLive your life learningAnd working aloneSay this is all you wantBut I don’t believe that it’s true’cause when you least expect itWaiting round the corner for you

Lost in the high street, where the dogs runRoaming suburban boysMother's got a hairdo to be doneShe says they're too old for toysStood by the bus stop with a felt penIn this suburban hellAnd in the distance a police carTo break the suburban spell

Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonightIn SuburbiaYou can't hide, run with the dogs tonightIn Suburbia

Break the window by the town hallListen, the siren screamsThere in the distance, like a roll callOf all the suburban dreams

Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonightIn SuburbiaYou can't hide, run with the dogs tonightIn Suburbia

I only wanted something else to do but hang aroundI only wanted something else to do but hang aroundI only wanted something else to do but hang aroundI only wanted something else to do but hang around

It's on the front page of the papersThis is their hour of needWhere's a policeman when you need oneTo blame the colour TV?

Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonightIn SuburbiaYou can't hide, run with the dogs tonightIn Suburbia

Take a ride, and run with the dogs tonightIn SuburbiaYou can't hide, run with the dogs tonightIn Suburbia

I may be wrong, I may be rightMoney's short and time is tightDon't even think about those billsDon't pay the price, we never willWe're out again another nightI never have enoughIt will be like this foreverIf we fall in love

Tonight is forever, tell me now you don't disagreeTonight is forever, open the door, you hold the key

I may be wrong, I may be rightSo don't depend, I could lieI haven't got a job to payBut I could stay in bed all dayThen out again another nightI never have enoughIt will be like this foreverIf we fall in love

Tonight is forever, tell me now you don't disagreeTonight is forever, open the door, you hold the keyTonight, tonight, tonight, tonightTonight is the first night

We don't need any more when we danceI don't think of the future tonight

Tonight is forever, tell me now you don't disagreeTonight is forever, open the door, you hold the key

I may be wrong, I may be rightBut I don't give up any nightYou could say conventionalAnd I could claim intentionalWe're out again another nightWe never have enoughIt will be like this foreverWhen we fall in love

Tonight is forever, tell me now you don't disagreeTonight is forever, open the door, you hold the keyTonight is forever, tell me now you don't disagreeTonight is forever, open the door, you hold the key

At this time of night, when the crowds have passedWe're the last to leave, we need some companyNo need to look so shy, don't even wonder whyYou know the reason that we need this companyI've been sitting here, looking out for youSomeone just like me, who's maybe had a drink or two

Outside the dawn is breaking, looks like it's started rainingWe'll catch a cab, and soon be driving homeNo need to look so shy, don't even wonder whyYou'll know the reason just as soon as we get homeYou've been sitting there, wondering what to doI've been standing here, waiting to make the first moveAhaha

This anticipation is a stimulationNo need for conversation as we're driving homePut your arms around me, it doesn't mean you love meJust that you want me and you need my companyDriving through the night, it's so excitingTurning off the light without another thought tonightAhaha

That boy never cast a look in your directionNever tried to hook for your affectionDresses like the mod of your invention, tall and proudHe is the head boy of the school of thoughtThat plays in your intentions, night and day